Udupi: Tragedies befall on Family - Need Your Support...
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD)

Udupi, Jun 5: While the brother has no strength below his waist, the sister does not have any control over her body. Both are in their forties, and the only bright thing that can be said about them is that they have an insatiable urge to live along, come what may! Their aged mother, who is widowed and is the only bread-winner of the family, is equally determined to protect and look after her children till her last breath.

This is the heart-rending tale of an elderly poor mother, who has lost her only able-bodied son recently. She is compelled to solely carry on the burden of supporting her two disabled children, who have not seen the outside world and are languishing at home.

Sixty eight year-old widow Appi Moolyadi, her two disabled children, 38 years old son Harish and 34 years old daughter Baby, make up of this miserable family, dwelling in a house in Padoor Kooral of Majoor village near Kaup in the taluk. The family members are helpless indeed, but not hopeless. The fate has mauled the family and inflicted pain on its members repeatedly, but has not been able to douse their determination to carry on with their lives.  

Harish and Baby, who are among the four children of Appi Moolyadi and her late husband Chandu Moolya, suffered from disabilities of different degrees after they were born,. Harish lost control over legs and his back and stomach appear like having been merged with one another. Baby has no control over legs and her left hand is defective. As both the children are immobile, they totally depend on their mother for their needs.

Appi's other son, Vittal, who was feeding and supporting the family and on whom his parents had pinned their hopes, died few weeks ago. The fate put paid to their hopes after he was diagnosed with cancer and succumbed to this deadly disease later, leaving behind a family that is directionless and support-less. Appi took very long to come to terms with this loss and perhaps, the need to look after her two dependent children, who would have become orphans if she had neglected them, enabled her to harden her mind and make a steely resolve to move ahead.

Bidi rolling sustains family:

The income earned from bidi rolling sustains the family besides the monthly pension and small amounts earned through doing sundry jobs in her neighbourhood.  Both the disabled Harish and Baby make an effort to support their mother by trying their hands at her job of bidi rolling, as they want to supplement the family income, since their mother Appi is getting older and  finds it difficult to manage the household chores and taking care of them.  

Both Harish and Baby wanted to lead normal lives and are the victims of fate.  Their family needs the support of well-meaning, kind-hearted and generous philanthropists, to be able to live with dignity and respect and for securing their future.

Those who wish to support the family can send cheques/ demand drafts payable to:

Syndicate Bank
Kaup Branch, Udupi District
Harish Moolya-  Savings Bank Account number 01252210021722
Baby Moolya -  Savings Bank Account number 01252210021718

Contact: C/O Pusha - 0091 9242309708